Damsels: The Role Of Isolation In Gothic Literature

Gloomy, decaying setting:
Haunted houses or castles with Trick bookshelves, flickering candles, dusty curtains and locked windows contribute to the mood of gothic novels because they are emotionally charged with a sense of fear and creepiness.
Supernatural beings: Gothic novels play on the fear of the unknown by incorporating characters and creatures such as vampires, zombies and ghosts.
Curses or prophecies: Vague prophecies are used in Gothic works in order to create mystery and to develop the plot gradually. They also serve as a challenge to the stories heros that they must try to overcome or decipher.
Damsels in distress: In Gothic literature, Damsels in distress add a degree of urgency to the plot and uses a female character to motivate

Mystery: Gothic novels include plots that are riddled with mystery that helps build suspense and contribute to the overall atmosphere of the story.
Hidden passages: Hidden passages are often incorporated in this type of literature in order to add a degree of unexpectedness to the storyline and add plot twists that include unexpected escapes and mysterious disappearances.
Isolation:
Isolation plays a role in both the hero aspect of these stories, and the damsel in distress. The anti-hero may be isolated because he is depicted as misunderstood or strange, while the damsel in distress is isolated because she typically comes from an unhealthy or unorthodox family arrangement who neglect her. Anti-catholicism: Gothic novels are filled with things that portray and anti- catholic sentiment such as angry peasants with pitchforks.This makes sense because the dominant religion in England when most Gothic novels were produced was Anglicanism. This was a rejection of Catholicism established by King Henry VIII in 1534 after he wanted to divorce his wife and